Barrington brush-chipping program runs through June 21
The Barrington Department of Public Works has been busy chipping downed tree limbs and other vegetation since last October, but the official brush-chipping program is due to end June 21. A busy storm season — it started with Hurricane Sandy in late October and carried through the winter with the early February blizzard — badly [...]
Read More →Barrington, East Providence, Mt. Hope score points in Cumberland girls’ track invitational
CUMBERLAND — Athletes from three of the local entries picked up victories at the annual Cumberland Invitational girls’ outdoor track and field meet hosted by the Clippers Saturday, May 11. Barrington High School junior Abby Livingston ran a time of 2 minutes, 20.4 seconds to win the 800 meters. Kylie McPherson of Mt. Hope won [...]
Read More →Children’s book week events in Barrington
Barrington Books will celebrate Children’s Book Week with three blockbuster author events. Children’s Book Week, May 13-19, is the longest-running literacy initiative in the country, with commemorative events held nationwide at schools, libraries, bookstores, and wherever young readers and books connect. The celebration at Barrington Books kicks off on May 15, from 6-8 p.m. with [...]
Read More →Barrington Lacrosse lights out against North Kingstown
The Barrington High School boys’ lacrosse team shut down North Kingstown on Friday night, 13-5, under the lights at Victory Field. The Eagles never trailed in the contest, leading by two, four, six, and finally eight goals at the end of each quarter, respectively, easily handling anything the Skippers tried to send their way. Juniors [...]
Read More →BHS students strut recycled fashions
Barrington High School students created their own clothing out of recycled materials and then took to the runway to raise money for Relay for Life during a project for a high school business class. Many of the students spent hours figuring out how they were going to get their clothing concepts into reality, according to [...]
Read More →Barrington family moves one step closer to getting a memorial
A group of town officials met with members of the Dellefratte family last week to discuss the creation of a family memorial at corner of Prince’s Hill Avenue and Foote Street. It was about a month ago when Mike Dellefratte and his father asked the town council for permission to construct the memorial, honoring the [...]
Read More →Barrington school officials differ on when to add full-day kindergarten
Just about everyone who attended the Barrington School Committee meeting Thursday night, May 9, supported the implementation of full-day kindergarten in Barrington, but not all people could agree on when the program should be added. Barrington Schools Superintendent Mike Messore said his recommendation was to add full-day kindergarten next year, not this fall. School [...]
Read More →Key Barrington School Committee meeting is tonight at 7:30
The Barrington School Committee will hold a meeting tonight, May 9, to discuss the creation of a full-day kindergarten program and the proposed school budget. The meeting will be held in the school committee room at 7:30 p.m. Full-day kindergarten has been a hot topic in town. School officials initially put a $141,000 placeholder in [...]
Read More →Barrington budget committee fields questions from local moms
Three Barrington moms spoke out during the budget hearing on Wednesday night, asking questions about class sizes at the schools, projected student enrollment and technology. Jen Gill told the committee on appropriations that her daughter was in a first grade classroom at Sowams School that had 26 students. She said the two other first grade [...]
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